England hammered by TEN WICKETS by Sri Lanka in final warm-up match ahead of Women’s T20 World Cup
- England lost by an astonishing 10 wickets against Sri Lanka on Tuesday
- The heavy defeat was their final warm-up ahead of the Women’s T20 World Cup
- England open their campaign against South Africa at the WACA on Sunday
England’s preparations for the Women’s T20 World Cup suffered a setback as they lost by 10 wickets to Sri Lanka in their final warm-up match.
Ahead of their group-stage opener against South Africa on Sunday, England were out of sorts and slumped to a heavy defeat at the Karen Rolton Oval in Adelaide.
Amy Jones and Tammy Beaumont both managed to hit 23 but that was the best any England batter could muster as they lost five wickets for 36 runs to eventually post a below-par total of 122 for nine.
England’s Anya Shrubsole is bowled during the heavy defeat against Sri Lanka in Adelaide
Sri Lanka made light work of the target, captain Chamari Atapattu starring with a fine 78 not out off just 50 balls and her opening partner Hasini Madushika finished unbeaten on 29.
Hosts Australia open the World Cup against India in Sydney on Friday, with England first in action at the WACA in Perth two days later.
As well as South Africa, Heather Knight’s side will come up against the West Indies, Pakistan and Thailand in Group B as they look to secure one of the two qualification berths into the latter stages.
Australia won the last T20 World Cup in 2018, beating England by eight wickets in the final in Antigua.